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ArchivesRe: The meaning of the name "Shinya"
in reply to a message by Phil Bess
Almost all Japanese names have more than one possible meaning depending on the kanji characters they are written in.
According to the following website, Nakano's parents chose his given name because they wanted him to "grow up straight like an arrow". It seems probable that "arrow" is part of the meaning of Shinya in his case. But you will have to consult someone who can read the characters to know exactly how Shinya should be interpreted.
http://www.shinya56.com/profile/index_e.html
According to the following website, Nakano's parents chose his given name because they wanted him to "grow up straight like an arrow". It seems probable that "arrow" is part of the meaning of Shinya in his case. But you will have to consult someone who can read the characters to know exactly how Shinya should be interpreted.
http://www.shinya56.com/profile/index_e.html
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Okay, I do not know any Japanese, but long time back I wrote a perl script to read Unicode databases. And here is some output from that.
Shinya in Shinya Nakano is U+771f U+77e2 in unicode characters. The Unihan database (from Unicode Consortium) then tells us that the first
means real, actual, true, genuine, and the second means arrow, dart; vow, swear.
However, to emphasize the point made in the above post, http://www.animelab.com/anime.manga/dictionary/shi/4520/40 (which is where I figured the Unicode encoding: Shinya Nakano's page just gives pictures, not characters) gives a large number of meanings for the word (I guess in the Anime context, but who cares?). The Kanjis that appear in that page, I list below:
(The order of the pron for each kanji is
Tang|Cant|HanPin|Mand|Kor|Viet|On|Kun
For Japanese the On and Kun columns are relevant.)
The shin could come from
信 U+4fe1
*sìn|seon3|xin4(1068)|XIN4 SHEN1|SIN|tín|SHIN|MAKOTO TAYORI MAKASERU
trust, believe; letter
審 U+5be9
|sam2|shen3(58)|SHEN3|SIM|thẩm|SHIN|TSUMABIRAKA
examine, investigate; judge
心 U+5fc3
*sim|sam1|xin1(3357) xin5(11)|XIN1|SIM|tâm|SHIN|KOKORO
heart; mind, intelligence; soul
慎 U+614e
*zhìn|san6|shen4(38)|SHEN4| |thận|SHIN|TSUTSUSHIMU TSUTSUSHIMI
act with care, be cautious
新 U+65b0
*sin|san1|xin1(1919)|XIN1|SIN|tân|SHIN|ATARASHII ARATA NII
new, recent, fresh, modern
晋 U+664b
*tzìn|zeon3| |JIN4|CIN| |SHIN|SUSUMU
advance, increase; promote
申 U+7533
shin|san1|shen1(20)|SHEN1|SIN| |SHIN|MOUSU NOBIRU SARU
to state to a superior, report; extend; 9th terrestrial branch
真 U+771f
*jin|zan1|zhen1(2099)|ZHEN1| |chân|SHIN|MAKOTO MAKOTONI MA
real, actual, true, genuine
The ya could come from
也 U+4e5f
iǎ|jaa5|ye3(7359)|YE3|YA|dã|YA|NARI MATA
also; classical final particle of strong affirmation or identity
Shinya in Shinya Nakano is U+771f U+77e2 in unicode characters. The Unihan database (from Unicode Consortium) then tells us that the first
means real, actual, true, genuine, and the second means arrow, dart; vow, swear.
However, to emphasize the point made in the above post, http://www.animelab.com/anime.manga/dictionary/shi/4520/40 (which is where I figured the Unicode encoding: Shinya Nakano's page just gives pictures, not characters) gives a large number of meanings for the word (I guess in the Anime context, but who cares?). The Kanjis that appear in that page, I list below:
(The order of the pron for each kanji is
Tang|Cant|HanPin|Mand|Kor|Viet|On|Kun
For Japanese the On and Kun columns are relevant.)
The shin could come from
信 U+4fe1
*sìn|seon3|xin4(1068)|XIN4 SHEN1|SIN|tín|SHIN|MAKOTO TAYORI MAKASERU
trust, believe; letter
審 U+5be9
|sam2|shen3(58)|SHEN3|SIM|thẩm|SHIN|TSUMABIRAKA
examine, investigate; judge
心 U+5fc3
*sim|sam1|xin1(3357) xin5(11)|XIN1|SIM|tâm|SHIN|KOKORO
heart; mind, intelligence; soul
慎 U+614e
*zhìn|san6|shen4(38)|SHEN4| |thận|SHIN|TSUTSUSHIMU TSUTSUSHIMI
act with care, be cautious
新 U+65b0
*sin|san1|xin1(1919)|XIN1|SIN|tân|SHIN|ATARASHII ARATA NII
new, recent, fresh, modern
晋 U+664b
*tzìn|zeon3| |JIN4|CIN| |SHIN|SUSUMU
advance, increase; promote
申 U+7533
shin|san1|shen1(20)|SHEN1|SIN| |SHIN|MOUSU NOBIRU SARU
to state to a superior, report; extend; 9th terrestrial branch
真 U+771f
*jin|zan1|zhen1(2099)|ZHEN1| |chân|SHIN|MAKOTO MAKOTONI MA
real, actual, true, genuine
The ya could come from
也 U+4e5f
iǎ|jaa5|ye3(7359)|YE3|YA|dã|YA|NARI MATA
also; classical final particle of strong affirmation or identity
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